They're kissing

It felt appropriate to name the first Knight in this LUMEN + Lancer game, well, Lancer. There's a bit going on here, but I think I've found a pretty happy place between the two games. Definitely leans more LUMEN, with splashes of tactical crunch you find in Lancer.

It felt appropriate to name the first Knight in this LUMEN + Lancer game, well, Lancer. There's a bit going on here, but I think I've found a pretty happy place between the two games. Definitely leans more LUMEN, with splashes of tactical crunch you find in Lancer.

They're kissing

It is a good weekend to playtest GILA. Check it out if you want my take on OSR type games. Plus there's a hexmap now! gilarpgs.itch.io/gila-playtest

It is a good weekend to playtest GILA. Check it out if you want my take on OSR type games. Plus there's a hexmap now! gilarpgs.itch.io/gila-playtest

You love to see it

The new and improved TTRPG section in my store

Okay I’ve been keeping this under wraps but here we go: Notorious: Tales of Hardscrabble Bounty Hunting is coming to Kickstarter 14/10/25! A collab ft. @mousehole.press & @turbotorbo.bsky.social A brand new boxed game and original system ft. 450+ unique cards! www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...

i love to play GILA @gilarpgs.bsky.social

How am I supposed to work on this fantasy mech game when Hades exists?

The What Dust Remains sale ends on 30 September 2025. This is your best chance to get the game—praised by @lumpley.bsky.social and one of Polygon's favorite games in 2023—with all proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders. momatoes.itch.io/what-dust-re... #ttrpg #rpgsea

I realize what I'm working on now is basically a more tactical and interesting LUMEN system, and I think that's exactly what I crave right now.

Working some more on HELM and NOVA new tech! twitch.tv/gilarpgs

Did you know you can hire me to consult on your current project? I've got game design consulting slots open! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Getting excited to delve back into the Dusk. Art by @nightjargames.bsky.social

Two things I researched for most of my academic life, and one thing I adore. 1. Figurative language: how it's processed and why we use it. 2. Learning sciences: the science behind how we actually learn. 3. NOVAverse: the lore of my scifi setting where the sun exploded over the planet Obron.

The tech we worked on for yesterday's stream has been burning in my brain. I think it could work really well for both NOVA and HELM. To the danger room!

Ok how much work can I get done in the next three hours before Hades releases?

One sleep til Hades

Rapidly putting together the HELM danger room. I'm very excited about it!

I have no idea why, but I'm getting doubles of everything in my latest Mixam order. Maybe my luck will keep up.

Someone reached out today to do an email interview with designers. I was going to be their first one. Exciting, right? Well, not until I saw the question about AI use, with a clear desire to hear "both sides" on the issue. There is no world in which I engage in "debate" on this issue. Fuck AI.

Play RUNE with a friend!

What's outside of the walled cities, and beyond the reach of the sunshards in Dusk? Strange stuff, man.

Let's talk about HELM on stream! twitch.tv/gilarpgs

Another incredible piece by @nightjargames.bsky.social This one is for the DUSK remake I'm currently working on!

I think I have a fun idea for how to build HELM. Taking notes from DIVE, RUNE, and NOVA Tactics.

Trying to get a price check. What would you pay for a printed RUNE pamphlet realm? Everything you need there, gate folded pamphlet. Perfect size to complete over a lunch break. What about for the trio?

Popping in here again to ask for some help! 19 games for 50$ and you can help me out a lot!

Cozy is nice, but have you tried dying of the cold or being eaten by a terrible, unknowable beast?

The question I am grappling with lately is: In a game that's pretty much 95% about combat, why am I making rules for the non-combat stuff. Or, out another way, why am I pretending that stuff also matters in this game? Not an actual question to you all, just something I'm battling today.

Today is a day for reading RPGs for research

I'm really excited to try this out! I love RUNE and have been trying to get friends unused to solo TTRPGs to check a look, this will be a great way to ease them in! Also conveniently may help me finally figure how to handle the previously cut co-op rules for GUTGUN :) (No promises!)

I bring out my Triangle Agency mug when it's a two coffee day. Today I woke up at 4am. Today is a Triangle Agency mug day.

The Last Caravan: Westward Bound is live on kickstarter! Come check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Who is going to Gamehole Con? I want to plan some gaaaaames.

Downloading Hollow Knight for the 100th time, two days before Hades 2 comes out. Let the race begin.

Play RUNE with a friend!

You should still check out our latest adventure A Feast for a Sphinx!! evlyn.itch.io/a-feast-for-...

I think my idea for this Total//Effect game is coming together in my mind.

I just released the RUNE Duet rules supplement! Been wanting to take this solo game on with a friend? Well now you can! Rules updates for exploration, optional combat difficulty modifiers, and four new items for duet play. $2, aka $1 per player. Get them now. gilarpgs.itch.io/rune-duet

Let's talk about Total//Effect by @binarystar.games! twitch.tv/gilarpgs

There was a part of me that really craved making a big crunchy tactical TTRPG. I had plans! But I think there are two things that made me reconsider. 1. I don't do long campaign play of TTRPGs. 2. I would need a lot of advancement tech, which I don't love.

Look. At. This.

Time to put on a good lore video and start folding RUNE pamphlet realms. I'll have three for sale at GameHole!

I like going on long walks with my baby because between pointing out the colors of flowers and cars, I can explain to her the current design dilemma I'm grappling with. She's a very good listener. Anyway, I think I know what NOVA New Dawn, NOVA Tactics, and HELM are now.

I just released the RUNE Duet rules supplement! Been wanting to take this solo game on with a friend? Well now you can! Rules updates for exploration, optional combat difficulty modifiers, and four new items for duet play. $2, aka $1 per player. Get them now. gilarpgs.itch.io/rune-duet

My favorite Trophy incursion!

Want some free dark souls you can inject into almost any TRPG you're currently running with minimal work? yuigaron.itch.io/the-mire-of-...